Where does “हंस” come from?

हंस (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

हंस (Sanskrit): a goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...

Definitions

  1. a goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...

Ancestry of “हंस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

Words derived from “हंस”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás →